VdL says the memberstates "need to step up" and "end goldplating

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A PACT AGAINST GOLDPLATING #SOTEU

Let’s fight together for our European idea: President von der Leyen in the State of the Union address with several references so far to competing narratives and disinformation

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VdL highlights the need to complete a "historic overhaul" of the Single Market, on the basis of the #Draghi report.

She says permitting will be "massively accelerated", and administrative burden will "be slashed", reducing burden by €17bn

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VdL highlights the EU's economic clout, but underlines that it is often divided, highlighitng capital markets and savings union as necessities

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VdL asks if we rally together or fall victim toi those who want to divide us.

Highlights that we have withstood the economic crash of the middle east war and low unemployment.

She says "fiscal choices will have to be made to ensure fiscal sustainability while protecting investment"

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She highlights how there are also attacks to further divide us "sometimes from the outside, sometimes from the inside"

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VdL: "The state of our Union is the strongest it has ever been. The state of our Union can also feel as precarious as it has ever been."

Thema's van haar toespraak meteen duidelijk: veiligheid en defensie, economie, energie en cost-of-living, onafhankelijk Europa.

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Starting a speech with "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" is a little bit giving high-school-book-report

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#SOTEU VdL says "Europe has chosen to forge her own path", highlighting end of dependency on fossil fuels. "transforming it's industrial policy while upholding its social model" and "better able to defend itself than ever before".⬇️

"The state of our Union is the strongest it has ever been", @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu starts her speech, after a weird reference to Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities". Discuss. #SOTEU

Ursula Von der Leyen is just starting her #StateOfTheEU speech (#SOTEU) with "It was the best of times it was the worst of times"

Oh brother

Liveposting the SOTEU here

Vandaag doe ik hier live verslag van het debat over de State of the Union vanuit de Plenaire Zaal in Straatsburg 🇪🇺

Ik kijk uit naar jullie vragen en comments!

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Europe is where "journalists are free to write" and "justice and the rule of law are the hallmarks of our way" but notably not in the EU country of Malta where the speaker this morning Roberta Metsola comes from. #soteu #daphne

I do find it a little weird that Carney's there, but why not. #SOTEU But he's received with a very warm round of applause.

Ursula von der Leyen in cremefarbenem Blazer und Bluse, dazu schwarze Hose, was will sie damit sagen #soteu

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